Trainings and Professional Development
Friday, Sept 19, 2025
Working with Minor Clients: Prepare for Success and Avoid the Pitfalls"
Presenter: Alain Montgomery, JD, CAMFT Staff Attorney
Working with minors requires an understanding of the laws and ethical standards that pertain to minor consent and the authority that minors, and/or others, have over the minor’s clinical information. Additionally, working with minors may involve the need to interact and share information with third parties. During this three (3) hour presentation, CAMFT Staff Attorney Alain Montgomery will review California minor consent laws and common issues related to the confidentiality of the minor’s healthcare information.
Educational Goals:
Participants will gain a better understanding of the applicable laws and the CAMFT ethical standards that relate to minor consent, the release of a minor’s health care information, and conflict of interest issues related to the treatment of minors. As a result of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to make informed and legally and ethically sound decisions when working with minors.
$65
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 - 2.0 CE Credits
“Searching for Kapwa”: A Film and Discussion on Colonialism and its Impact on Identity, Belonging, and Mental Healthhe Pitfalls"
Presented by Larry Lariosa, LMFT
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MOVIE: https://www.searchingforkapwa.com/index.html
Inspired by the pre-colonial Filipino value kapwa, or shared identity, Searching for Kapwa follows the filmmaker’s quest to understand his ancestral roots and find his place in the arc of history. As a child of immigrants and a queer brown person living in polarized America, Larry’s journey unpacks the complicated history of the Philippines, and its lasting impact on the diaspora. Ultimately, the film is a densely layered exploration into what it is to be American, and the legacy of the generations we all carry within us.
Searching for Kapwa was featured in the 2022 United States Asian America Festival, awarded the Kinship Award at the 2023 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival and was the Centerpiece feature at the 2023 San Diego Filipino Film Festival. The film has screened at multiple institutions and organizations, including Stanford University, New York University, and Lytton Center for History and the Public Good. The post-film Q&A with the directors gives the audience an opportunity to engage in deeper, universal conversations about history, mental health, belonging, and identity.